Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 24213, William Fears, Continental Mass

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental
Fears William
W. 242/3
Mass
Patience
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CONTENTS
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Massachusetts 1088
Patience Fears
widow of Wm Fears dec.
2 Let 6 Pgs to W Ferson, July, 18. 1837.
who died in the m th September 1800 of Essex Co in the State of Mass. a who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Warner of the Regt commanded by Col. Little in the Mass. a line for 16 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts at the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th June 1837 and sent Wm Ferson Gloucester Mass. a
Arrears to the 4th of March 1837 $319.98 Pemi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept. 26.66
$346.64
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 8. th }
Recorded by M ch . Addison Clerk, Book 4 Vol. 6 Page 50

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, Js. February 10th, 1837.
I certify that Stephen Chard who has signed the within certificate is clerk of Annisquam Parish of Gloucester, having charge of the records of said Church; that his acts are entitled to full credit; and that the signature hereto is genuine.
Witness my hand
William Ferson, Not ry Public

1775. Jan 10 th . William Fears and Patience Williams, were married by Rev d Obadiah Parsons. Then ordained minister of Annisquam Parish - as appears by the Records of the Church of said Parish -
Attest, Stephen Chase Clerk of said Parish
Gloucester Annisquam Jan. y 30. 1837.
Essex J t . May 20. 1837
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Personally came Stephen Chase above named and made oath to the truth of the above certificate by him subscribed, who is known to me as a credible witness. Witness my hand & Notarial Seal William Ferson, Noty Public.

Reg WIDOW, &c.
File No. 24213
Patience Hears
widow of
Wm Hears
Pr. New War.
Act: July 4 th 86
Index:—Vol. a , Page 234
[Arrangement of 1870.]

July 18 14
Patricia Hearst Mrs M.W. (See)
not up to 1088
James L. Edwards, Esquire.
Commissioner of Pensions Washington, D.C.
Ms. A. 1. 1 v. 14, p. 14

Houma, La. July 13, 1837.
James L. Edwards Esquire, Commissioner of Pensions,
Sir,
On the 5th inst. I received under cover the Pension certificate of Patience Sears. On application this day at the Commonwealth Bank, Boston, for payment, her name had not been returned to said Bank; other names were received while I was there.
I am, Sir, very respectfully
Your obedt. servt.
William Ferson

1796 Patience Sears wid. of William Mass.
Adm. prn. bond $ 53.33 per ann. caming 4 March 1831
Mass balance Capt. Warner Col Little.
William Ferson Esq. Gloucester Mass

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss.
On this sixth day of February 1837, personally appeared before the Hon. David Cummings, one of the Justices of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, Patience Fears, a resident of Gloucester in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged eighty eight years, (being unable to attend in Court by reason of bodily infirmity) who being first sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 4. 1836.
That she is the widow of William Fears, who was a private in Captain Daniel Warner's Company of militia stationed in the Harbour in said Gloucester from the time that Capt. Lyndzee in the Sloop of War Galeon attacked the town on 8th August, 1775 to the end of said year 1775.
That about the 1st of January, 1776 he enlisted as a private in said Nathaniel Warner's Company in Col. Moses Little's Regiment of Massachusetts State Troop and marched to head quarters near Boston. When the British evacuated Boston he marched to Long Island and remained as long as the army lay there. He was at Peekskill and other places not now recollected by the deponent. That he returned home in the year 1777 after being gone fifteen months.
That said Fears resided in Gloucester aforesaid when he entered the service and continued to reside there until his death.
She further declares that she was married to the said William Fears by the Rev. Obadiah Parsons on the  tenth day of January in the year Seventeen hundred and seventy five; that her husband the aforesaid William Fears was lost at sea in the month of September in the year Eighteen hundred in a gale coming from the Grand Banks; and that she has remained a widow ever since that period, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed.
Patience Fears mark
Sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written before me; the said Patience Fears by reason of her advanced age and bodily infirmity being unable to attend Court.
David Cummings / J. C. C. P.

I Abraham Williams of Gloucester, State of Massachusetts, aged eighty years on oath testify, that to my knowledge, Captain Daniel Warner was commander of a company of militia stationed in the part of this town called the Harbour in the year 1775 after Capt. Lindsee in the Sloop of War Falcon fired on the town in August of said year 1775.
That I knew William Sears within named and that he served in said Company at the time declared by Patience his widow
That I served as a private in Capt. John Baker's Company in Col. Moses Little's Regiment of Massachusetts infantry during all the year 1776, during which year I was well acquainted with William Sears within named and was intimately acquainted with him and frequently saw him at Boston, Long Island, York Island, White Plains & other places; and to my knowledge he served all the year 1776 in Capt. Nathaniel Warner's Company in Col. Moses Little's Regiment before named
I further testify that said William Sears was lost at sea as testified by Patience Sears within named; that Patience his widow has resided as my near neighbor since her husband was lost; that she has remained a widow since that period and has not intermarried since the decease of her husband William Sears within named.
Abraham Williams
I Joseph Sears of Gloucester aforesaid on oath testify that William Sears within named was lost at sea in the month of September in the year 1800; that to my knowledge Patience the widow of said William Sears has remained a widow since that period and has not since intermarried
Joseph Sears
I Nathaniel Warner of Gloucester aforesaid, on oath testify aged 75 years, that I am a son of Daniel Warner and my father was commander of a company of militia stationed in the part of the town called the Harbour for the protection of the town after Capt. John Lindsee in the Sloop of War Falcon attacked the place in August in the year 1775, which my father commanded to the end of the said year. That I verily believe that William Sears within named served in said company as declared by Patience his widow; and that in this neighborhood said Sears has been reputed and believed to have been a soldier in said company at said time
Nath Warner
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex, ss.
February 11th, 1837.
Then personally came the above named Abraham Williams, Joseph Sears and Nathaniel Warner, who subscribed and made oath to the truth of their several declarations; and I certify that to my knowledge said Williams, Sears and Warner are credible witnesses.
Witness my hand the day & year above written
William Ferson. Not Public

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Essex ss.
I John Prince Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in said County do certify that Hon. David Cumming is one of the judges of said Court & that his signature hereon is genuine.
Witness my hand & the seal of said Court May 19. 1837.
John Prince Clk.